Highly organized research is guaranteed to produce nothing new.
I don't look at what people do with their homes in terms of money, but the social and personal value of what they're trying to do and achieve.
Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty.
Building your own house is a primal urge, one of those universal genetic drives like the need to provide for your family.
Sustainability is now a big baggy sack in which people throw all kinds of old ideas, hot air and dodgy activities in order to be able to greenwash their products and feel good.
The greatest architectural illusion is not Baroque fancy or Victorian flamboyant, but minimalism.
Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it's achievable; anyone can do it.
The great lie is that it is civilization. It's not civilized. It has been literally the most blood thirsty brutalizing system ever imposed upon this planet. That is not civilization. That's the great lie, is that it represents civilization.
A rugby tour is like sex. When its good it's great, and when it's bad - hey! It's still pretty good!
Most fears are basic: fear of the dark, fear of going down in the basement, fear of weird sounds, fear that somebody is waiting for you in your closet. Those kinds of things stay with you no matter what age.
Tania, last time in Morozovo, I let you go, but not this time. This time we live together or we die together.